"fixity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪksɪti/ Forms: fixities [plural], fixety [alternative]
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  1. (uncountable) The state or condition of being fixed; Fixation. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (state or condition of being fixed): fixedness
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  2. (countable) Something fixed. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-fixity-en-noun-MQ7mMlfd
  3. (programming) The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fixity-en-noun-jZjQ6D0Q Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unfixity Related terms: fixidity

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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